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Split Decision11 April 20253327887

The Grove Lodge Fir Tree Hill, Chandlers Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 4LY

Planning appeal 3327887 at The Grove Lodge Fir Tree Hill, Chandlers Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 4LY (Three Rivers District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 April 2025 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies.

described as, without planning permission the erection of over height close boarded fencing adjacent to the highway (the length and location of which is shown marked between a “Y” and an “Y” on the attached Site Map) and the importation, deposition and spreading of hardcore aggregate (the approximate extent of which is shown hatched in black on the attached Site Map)

Authority
Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
White P
Postcode
WD3 4LY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The fencing's visual prominence and enclosure of the roadside, combined with significant harm to Green Belt openness and character, could not be outweighed by the appellant's limited justifications, whereas the hardstanding element caused no material harm to openness or character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP11CP1CP12DM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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